Wind farm proposed in central Montana

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jan 28, 2008 at 9:39 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jan 28, 2008 at 9:39 PM MDT

BILLINGS - A Texas company with Portuguese backing is working with state natural resource officials in central Montana to develop a 300-megawatt wind farm. That's twice the size of the state's largest existing wind project.

Horizon Wind Energy would erect up to 100 turbines near Martinsdale, about 80 miles east of Helena, to tap into winds sweeping through the Musselshell River valley. Horizon had been solicited to develop in the area by the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The agency owns about 2,400 acres of school trust land within the 19,000 acre project site.

The department is holding a public meeting on the Martinsdale Wind Farm Tuesday at the youth center in Harlowton. An open house will begin at 3 p.m., followed by a presentation on the project beginning at 7 p.m.

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